Program Finance Analyst

About the role

The Program Finance Analyst supports program and project teams by providing advanced financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting to ensure effective cost management and compliance with contractual and corporate requirements. This role partners closely with program management, contracts, and operations to monitor financial performance, analyze variances, and support strategic decision-making. The analyst ensures accurate and timely financial reporting throughout the program lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day program finance responsibilities of managing program business and financial performance.
• Prepare Monthly, Quarterly, and Semi-Annual Financial Forecasting.
• Prepare quarterly corporate social responsibility positions and charts.
• Assist the program team and financial management in monitoring and tracking program expenditures, highlighting issues, concerns, and trends, and ensuring program financial commitments are met.
• Interact with a variety of program and financial management personnel and ensure alignment with company and program processes and procedures.
• Manage the program process by running project selection boards, establishing project data repository structure, supporting the development and revisions of project cost estimates, and managing project transitions to supported business units.
• Prepare, analyze, and report/present program-level earned value and financial performance to F&BO and Program teams.
• Effectively communicate performance to leadership teams.
• Exhibit professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with company policies and practices.
• Embody AEVEX’s cultural values and align daily actions with department goals and company culture.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/SCI DoD clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Jira, and/or Tableau.
• Aptitude to facilitate results, self-starter attitude, process-oriented, structured problem solver.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a proactive, problem-solving, cost-conscious, and company-focused mindset.
• Deep knowledge of one pillar of business management (Finance, Scheduling, Contracts, Pricing/Estimating), with working knowledge of the remaining pillars.
• Demonstrated financial and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 5 years of professional experience; or 1 year of professional experience with a related Master's degree.
• 2+ years of program finance experience, including monthly and quarterly program financial status preparation and analysis.
• Experience interfacing with senior management.
• Experience in creating and managing Budget Targets and Schedule Milestones.
• Experience coordinating managers, cross-functional peers, coworkers, and core company personnel in a team environment.
• Deep knowledge of one pillar of business management (Finance, Scheduling, Contracts, Pricing/Estimating), working knowledge of another pillar, and familiarity with the remaining pillars.
• Experience supporting and driving programs utilizing agile program management.
• Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) / Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR).

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Constantly required to sit and reach to use computers and other office equipment.

For the purpose of this summary, occasionally represents up to 1/3 of the time given to the work day, frequently represents 1/3 to 2/3 of the time, and constantly represents 2/3 or more of the time.

About AEVEX

AEVEX, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company's capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.

Benefits

• 401(k)-retirement plan.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company.
• Professional development funds.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.